Structural Insights into Binding of Remdesivir Triphosphate within the Replication–Transcription Complex of SARS-CoV‑2
Wang J, Shi Y, Reiss K, Maschietto F, Lolis E, Konigsberg WH, Lisi GP, Batista VS. Structural Insights into Binding of Remdesivir Triphosphate within the Replication–Transcription Complex of SARS-CoV‑2. Biochemistry 2022, 61: 1966-1973. PMID: 36044776, PMCID: PMC9469760, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplication-transcription complexStructural basisCryo-EM structureAdenosine monophosphateRemdesivir triphosphateStructural insightsDuplex productsPrimer extensionNucleotide selectivityBase pairsNucleotide incorporationIncoming substrateRibosyl moietyActive complexSARS-CoV-2 inhibitorsNew detailed informationTriphosphateComplexesMolecular dynamics simulationsAdenosine triphosphateUltrafast Charge Relocation Dynamics in Enol–Keto Tautomerization Monitored with a Local Soft-X-ray Probe
Soley M, Videla P, Nibbering E, Batista V. Ultrafast Charge Relocation Dynamics in Enol–Keto Tautomerization Monitored with a Local Soft-X-ray Probe. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2022, 13: 8254-8263. PMID: 36018775, PMCID: PMC9465716, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft X-ray probeSoft X-ray spectroscopyFull quantum treatmentPump-probe spectroscopyUltrafast time scaleQuantum treatmentHydrogen fuel cellsNuclear dynamicsElectronic excitationEnol-keto tautomerizationPCET mechanismOxygen reductionInterplay of protonsFrontier orbitalsWater splittingCharge relocationElectron transferElectronic structure rearrangementLocal excitationTautomerization reactionImportant reactionsFuel cellsElementary stepsChemical reactionsH atomsGlycerol binding at the narrow channel of photosystem II stabilizes the low-spin S2 state of the oxygen-evolving complex
Flesher DA, Liu J, Wiwczar JM, Reiss K, Yang KR, Wang J, Askerka M, Gisriel CJ, Batista VS, Brudvig GW. Glycerol binding at the narrow channel of photosystem II stabilizes the low-spin S2 state of the oxygen-evolving complex. Photosynthesis Research 2022, 152: 167-175. PMID: 35322325, PMCID: PMC9427693, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00911-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexHydrogen bond networkS2 stateEPR signalPhotosystem II cyclesX-ray crystal structureRelative stabilityState EPR signalsD1-Asp61Water oxidationCatalytic intermediatesPhotochemical oxidationEPR spectraGlycerol moleculesCrystal structureCyanobacterial PSIIMultiline signalState SiPhotosystem IIOxidationRelative intensitiesComplexesEffect of glycerolExperimental conditionsStability